Legal Opinion
Ecker v. Western Pacific R. Corp.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 19, 1943No. Nos. 7, 8, 20, 33 and 61PublishedCited by 164 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Reed
Petitioners seek review of a decree of the Circuit Court of Appeals in the reorganization of the Western Pacific Railroad Company under § 77 of the Bankruptcy Act. That decree reversed the order of the District Court which had approved the plan for reorganization certified to it by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
The petitions for certiorari ask adjudication of questions which are important in the field of railroad reorganization. They involve the respective function of Commission and court, the method of valuation of railroad property by the Commission, the legality of the exclusion of…
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